The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-01-28
How the Presidents Looked.

Washington, adams, jefferson, Madi
son, Monroe, Adams, Jackson, Van
Buren,, Harrison. Tyler, Polk, Taylor,
Fillmore, Pierre, Buchanan and johnson
wore no beards Lincoln was the first
President who had whiskers. Grant,
Garfield and Hayes had full chin
whiskeis. Arthur wore mousta he and
side whiskcrs and Cleveland wore the
moustachc, but no whiskers.
Washington wasa manly man. majestic
in pr portions, and Of dignitied bearing.
He was OF the blonde type.
Jefferson WIS tall and elegant looking.
with sandy hair and fair complexion.
His granddaughter, Mrs. Randolph
Meikleham, is wonderfully like hun in
appearance.
Madison was small and plain. He
looked Ike wcll-to-do farmer Mrs.
Madison had ma este and queenly air,
and he appeared to disadvantage, phys
ically, in her company. Before she
married him she alluded to him to her
friends as the little great Madison
Monroe was good looking man in
his uniform. He liked to wear the
cooked hat OF the revolution, and held
to it so long that he went by the sobri-
quet OF TIC last cooked hat"
Both John Adams and his son, John
Quincy. WIRE stout, and the son was
chick set and sho;t. The latter was
qnite bald.
jackson was gaunt thin, and plain.
His ewes were his best feature
Van Burcn was an insignificant look
ing little man, the least ha sdsome OF the
Presidents.
Harrison was fine-looking soldierly
man, even in old age, OF noble features
and genuine dignity.
Tvier was thin and tall, and his nose
wa, remarkable for size snd plainness.
Polk was small and unattractive in per
son and manners. Taylor was a large
man OF rough exterior. but pleasant,
genial person. Fillmore had dignified
appearance without elegance, but genteel
and agreeable He was large man of
good address. Pierce was slight,
handsome maa of delightful manners and
winning yoici,. Ben: Perley Poore, in
his re -cnt "Reminiscences, says that he
was the met popular man personally
that ever occu pied the Presidential chair
srNo other President ever won the affec
tons of the people of Washington so
completely as did he. His successor,
Mr.. buchanan, wa, courtly in bearing
and was fine-looking man even in old
age. lie had a Ieae.a { for white neck
tics, which gave him clerical look
Lincoln, though tall, gaunt and
homely, nevertheless had a pleasing face
when engage in conversation johnson
was one Of the old time Presidents in the
matter of personal appearance. He in.
varably wore black broadcloth, and was
scrupulously neat in dress. He was
heavy built, but not stout, somewhat
under six feet, and had head of beautl-
full outline his only handsome feature
Grant had light sandy whiskers and dark
hair, and was of medium size and weight.
He was the youngest of the Presidents.
HAYES and Garfield looked alike-both
large and tall, of norid compilations and
good looking Garfield was the finer
looking of the two.
General Arthur is he only President
who wore side whiskers lie was well
preserved man of elegant appearance. In
the matter Of dress he ranked all his
predecessors.
President Cleveland i the first Of the
Presidents who has worn moustache
only He is large and strong, but not
good looking, aud is fast growing bald.
-Ne1c York Sun.